CakePHP - how to use $html->link inside an element

Question

How can I use $html->link from within an element?

Thanks,
Tee

What version of cakephp? In 1.3 it just works. There is somewhere a parameter to control the passing of helpers to elements in 1.2 as far as I remember. — sibidiba
– sibidiba, Commented Apr 12, 2010 at 10:41
In the versions of 1.2 I've used, Helpers are automatically passed into view elements. — Daniel Wright
– Daniel Wright, Commented Apr 12, 2010 at 15:37

Young · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-18 00:58:16Z

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In both 1.2 and 1.3,this should work:

echo $html->link('linkname',array('controller'=>'somecontroller','action'=>'someaction/somearguments'));

Update

The html helper has changed a little in version 2.x.An example from the cook book

echo $this->Html->link('Enter', '/pages/home', array('class' => 'button', 'target' => '_blank'));

answered Apr 12, 2010 at 12:02

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AustinWBryan · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-01 06:52:16Z

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The new version of Cakephp has easier ways to work with html->links, definitely you can convert links into buttons.

If you want using bootstrap or some css however for normal links you can use:

<?= $this->Html->link ('Sometexthere', ['controller' =>'myController', 'action' =>'myAction']); ?>

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answered Jun 1, 2018 at 5:35

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